Social Art Director

Weber Shandwick – Chicago 

The Chicago office of Weber Shandwick is seeking a Social Art Director to join our collaborative team and craft fun, shareworthy social content for some of our largest clients. As a social art director, you’ll be hands-on during the entire creative process. Brainstorming concepts. Pitching ideas. Designing social content. And working with copywriters, social strategists and others to bring the ideas to life. You should know what type of content resonates on social and be curious about our client’s brands and businesses. You should also be comfortable shooting lo-fi social content on an iPhone—at various locations including controlled studio sets, on the street, etc.

If you’re an art director that loves to collaborate and work with others to make shareworthy social content, let’s talk!

Responsibilities

• Craft content that helps build brands with social-first thinking and shareworthy executions
• Stay current on social trends, and look for opportunities to incorporate them into your art direction
• Ongoing development of new ideas, creative concepts, designs and art treatments
• Present ideas and executions to internal stakeholders
• Provide artistic direction for video-based ideas with the complete understanding of the types of video formats that work best across various social networks
• Ensure all creative adheres to existing brand guidelines and social best practices
• Wear multiple hats: we’re a collaborative and supportive team, so you’ll have the opportunity to play multiple roles throughout concepting and execution phases
• Collaborate with diverse teams to turn ideas into social content gold!

Skills and Requirements

• 3+ years of art direction or design experience in an agency or related field (advertising, digital, social media, publishing/content or public relations)
• Must be a self-starter, with a record of working collaboratively, quickly and with minimal oversight
• An understanding of what works — and doesn’t — in social media
• Innate curiosity and ‘in the culture’ mentality
• The ability to work under pressure and hit deadlines
• Portfolio (share anything that conveys the way you think or approach assignments, even if it was never produced; we like chicken scratches)
• Bonus Skills: blogging, journalism, social community management, filmmaking, videography, editorial, art direction, design, illustration, photography

If you’re a creative who loves social media and wants to work in a fun and collaborative environment, we want to hear from you! Apply now and let’s create some social magic together!

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (with employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
• MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Employee Family Leave
• Family Building Benefit

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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